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Looks like he is telling Terry to step over and stop the open lane since he is going to get beat and Terry just kind of watchs as well.
Howard is a dumbass. Terry can't leave his man. Howard should be stopping the ball on that play. Personally, I don't think he wanted that matchup.
The funny thing is that it really looks like Howard is telling him where to go to get the basket. But in reality i think he is actually trying to get the defense set correct. Not sure how many fouls he was playing with? I also can't see what led to the break in the first place.
Actually, Terry should have taken the ball. you ALWAYS take the ball and force a play/pass. Plus Harden was coming up from behind and could have slid to Terry's man. Howard is slow yes, but he isn't going to keep up with a PG in the best of his days. He did the right thing in my opinion, trying to call out the defensive set and needing help, he just didn't get it.... God I hated typing this post... cant stand defending DH, but trying to call it like I see it.
Orlando Dwight would've blocked the shot easy. He was very quick and covered all areas of the court. If Robin Lopez does what Dwight is doing here we say he's a heady defender with dumb teammates. When you're a center as quick as Robin Lopez the Allstar days are long gone.
Howard is just not engaged, he's lethargic..watched him walk behind Gasol and watch him make a layup without any effort in that game..the guy is milking it on defense
Howard looked like Brandon Roy did at the end. I think he might be a pretty tough guy playing on a gimpy knee. Sure he is a dumbass but still.
Who is number 5 in that play? He's the worst offender IMO. He just totally lets his man not just seal him off from the play, while he passively and helplessly watches, but he weakly lets his man get inside position in the key, right in front of the rim, with no resistance whatsoever. I mean No 5 was literally in the key, in between the ball handler and the basket, and in front of his man, and he just walks the other direction and stands behind his man and watches the guy waltz to the basket. And he left his own man so open the guard could have just as easily handed him the ball for the jam. Plus, if No 5 had picked up the guard, No 1 was right there to pick up 5s man. I mean No 5 is down right Hardenesque in that play. Terry should have absolutely stopped the ball handler from waltzing in for an uncontested layup, even if it meant leaving his man. For one thing Harden was out of the play but he was in perfect position to pick up Terry's man. Trust your teammates. For another, never stand and watch while an opponent strolls in for an uncontested layup. Rule 1: Stop the ball. But Terry wouldn't have had to leave his man if No 5 had gotten in between his own man and the basket and maintained the position he already had between the basket and the ball handler. Probably that's what Terry thought No 5 was going to do, so he rightfully stayed on the three point shooter. Certainly Dwight thought so too. Dwight looked like he didn't have the wheels to catch up to the guard and make the play, and he had two defenders behind him who could have (although really Terry was probably too far away, and was covering the three point shooter). There is plenty of blame for that defensive lapse but I don't see how anyone can blame Dwight for not stopping the guard on that play. The caption is unfair, IMO. I wish those clowns had played like that against us last week.
I checked the play-by-play for when the score was 41-39. With 4:19 left in the 2nd quarter, Harden had 2 fouls, Howard and Terry 1. Howard has acted retarded since before he was drafted, and may be on meds like Metta World Peace, whose career went into quicksand slowness when he went onto meds. But Harden is no quicker.
Wait wasn't everyone told that Harden improved on defense? Certainly looked like he was trotting back to me. Reminds me of some play that Wesley did to him in some playoff game...
